יבשת

Hebrew

Root
י־ב־שׁ‎ (y-b-š)

Noun

יַבֶּשֶׁת • (yabéshet) f (plural indefinite יַבָּשׁוֹת‎, Biblical Hebrew pausal form יַבָּשֶׁת) [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]

  1. continent (large landmass)
  2. (obsolete) dry land, dry ground
    • Exodus 4:9, with Young's Literal Translation:
      וְהָיוּ הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר תִּקַּח מִן הַיְאֹר וְהָיוּ לְדָם בַּיַּבָּשֶׁת‎
      v'hayú hamáyim ashér tikách mín hay'ór v'hayú l'dám bayabáshet
      and the waters which thou takest from the River have been, yea, they have become -- blood on the dry land

Verb

יבשת

  1. (יָבַשְׁתָּ, yaváshta) Second-person masculine singular past (suffix conjugation) of יָבַשׁ‎ (yavásh).
  2. (יָבַשְׁתְּ, yavásht) Second-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of יָבַשׁ‎ (yavásh).
  3. (יְבֹשֶׁת, y'vóshet) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    • Genesis 8:7, with Young's Literal Translation:
      עַד יְבֹשֶׁת הַמַּיִם מֵעַל הָאָרֶץ
      ád y'vóshet hamáyim meál haárets
      till the drying of the waters from off the earth

References

  • “יבשת” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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